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1. Mint Julep Rose

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There are some beautiful roses in unusual colors. This name is perfect for the colors.

2. Old Country Roses

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These cultivars are known as a type called "cabbage roses." You can see why.

3. Irish Creme Roses

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What a gloriously unusual color.

4. Osiria Rose

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A stunning mix of blood red and silver white.

5. Tiffany Blue Rose

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These would be perfect as the "something blue" in a bridal bouquet.

6. Martha Washington Rose

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The colors of a sunset.

7. Nostalgie

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Am seriously loving this beautiful rose variety with its cherry red and creamy white.

8. Fire and Ice Roses

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Another perfectly named rose variety.

9. Leonidas

Via Milk Chocolate Roses

They really do look good enough to eat. It's easy to see why these are nicknamed the milk chocolate roses.

10. Mawar Batik

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You have to wonder how they come up with these new varieties.

11. Eden

Via Rose Eden

This is one of the most gorgeous climbing varieties of rose.

12. Black Pearl

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The black pearl has a very strong fragrance to go with that deep maroon color.

13. White Delight

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The pale pink heart is so delicate.

14. Huntington Library

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Sorry ladies, I don't know what this rose variety is called but it's so pretty I didn't want to leave it out.

15. Black Rose

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Black roses are usually very, very dark shades of red or purple. This one is the darkest maroon.

16. Sterling Silver

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Apparently lavender and lilac colored roses have the sweetest scents.

17. Shinoburedo

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What this lacks in perfume is made up by a wonderful abundance of petals.

18. Walking on Sunshine

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You'll get a bush carpeted with flowers if you grow this.

19. William Morris

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Named after the British designer.

20. Maria Stern

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The Maria Stern is a really hardy rose that can withstand sub zero temperatures.

21. Louise Odier

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This variety was first cultivated back in 1851.

22. Rainbow Sherbet

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This really does remind me of kali (kay-lye) - the British name for sherbet candy.

23. La Ville De Bruxelles

Via La Ville De Bruxelles Rose

Roses are so associated with England but so many gorgeous rose varieties originate from France. Like this one, bred before 1837.

24. Claude Monet

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As pretty as the impressionist pictures Monet painted.

25. Blue Girl

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Such a delicate shade of blue.

26. Madame Isaac Pereire

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There's a whole range of roses known as "Bourbon Roses," with the first being recorded in 1824.

27. New Dawn

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Choose this rose variety if you want big pink climbing blooms.

28. Double Delight

Via Double Delight

A most glorious cherry red and custard cream. Dessert, anyone?

29. A Thing of Beauty

I have failed to track down the name of this exquisite rose but it is simply, in my opinion, one of the most gorgeous flowers ever.

30. Honey Perfume

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This one is an award winning floribunda.

31. Blue Rose

Via My blue Rose

Again, no name found but who cares. It's fab-u-lous.

32. Amber Queen

Via Flowers Floribunda Rose 'Amber Queen'.

Floribunda type roses are instantly recognizable for their ruffle-y petals.

33. Apricot Queen

Via Apricot Queen

So very pretty.

34. Isabel Renaissance

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Can you beat a gorgeous red rose?

35. Purple Rose

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There are very few times that Man can improve on Mother Nature but in some of the incredible rose cultivars, it's hard to argue that he hasn't done a bad job.

36. Queen of Sweden

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Fresh and beautiful.

37. Just Joey

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This extremely beautiful and unusually colored rose was voted The World's Favorite Rose in 1994 at Rose-world Convention in New Zealand

38. Single Bloom

Via One Rose

I so wanted to know which variety of rose this is but couldn't find it. If anyone knows, please tell.

39. Green Roses

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It's so frustrating to be unable to put a name to a rose, so I'll just have to satisfy myself with their beauty.

40. Coral Dawn

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A stunning climbing rose.

41. Ferdinand Pichard

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Another of the Bourbon Roses. We first saw this one in 1921.

42. Juliet

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The Juliet is well known for its large heads, peach shade, and fragrant smell.

43. St. Patrick

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You may wonder why a rose called St. Patrick is yellow but its throat actually turns green.

44. Blue Nile

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Blue Nile is a large Hybrid Tea type rose.

45. Fragrant Plum

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Fragrant plum is an elegant member of the heirloom grandiflora varieties of roses.

46. Madame Plantier

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This variety of showy white rose has been around since 1835.

47. Joseph's Coat

Via Joseph's Coat

Superbly named for its varied hues.

48. Port Sunlight

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Port Sunlight has a bold, contemporary, rich apricot coloring with a classic, rich, pure tea fragrance.

49. Cherry Parfait

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Roses with flat open petals are called grandiflora roses.

50. Tropicana

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You can see why this rose has won many international awards. It's a real show off color.

51. Grace

Via 'Grace' rose

Beautifully named, Grace is an English rose with a strong, warm, sensuous fragrance.

52. Marquise Noire

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These kinds of roses are created by purposely mixing blooms of different colors. They're collectively called striped roses.

53. Candy Stripe

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A large showy hybrid tea rose with a mild scent.

54. Scepter'd Isle

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Perfect for a cottage garden with its soft pink blooms and heady myrrh-like scent.

55. Tequila Sunrise

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Wow!

56. Champagne Wishes

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Such a pretty name for a pretty flower.

57. Crown Majesty

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Quote - "Unfurling its sharp regal petals, this magnificent EcoBlooms rose variety resembles a crown that could only be worn by Mother Nature herself."

58. JAQUELINE DU PRE

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Named for the great cellist. What a fitting tribute.

59. Tahiti Sunrise

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Wouldn't this just make you smile every time you saw it in your garden?

60. Princess Diana

Via Princess Diana Rose

Graceful, serene, and stunning. Just like the lady herself.

61. Abraham Derby

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Imagine how many petals there actually are when the center is so closely packed as this.

62. Purple Roses

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So dark, so moody, yet so gorgeous.

63. Peace Rose

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Correctly called the Madame A. Meilland, the Peace rose has a special story. The rose was developed in the years 1935-1939 by Frenchman Francis Meilland. When he foresaw war coming he shipped cuttings to friends in various countries around the world so it would be safeguarded. After the war, a Peace rose was presented to each delegation at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations with the message "We hope the 'Peace' rose will influence men’s thoughts for everlasting world peace."

64. Princess Anne

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A fairly new rose - bred in 2012 - by English rose breeder extraordinaire, David Austin and named to honor Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.

65. French Lace

Via David Austin's French Lace Rose

As delicate as its name suggests.

66. Fairy Rose

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Such an abundance of small but perfectly formed blooms.

67. Deep Purple

Via Purple Rose by Garry Gay

Unlike other colors, ALL lavender and lilac roses are scented.

68. Remy Martin

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That's a lovely deep apricot color.

69. Geoff Hamilton

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This is named for a British man who was to gardening on TV and radio as Oprah is to US talk shows.

70. Brass Band

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Quite a harsh sounding name for something so beauteous.

71. Felicia

Via Rose Felicia

Love all the ruffles.

72. Marmalade Skies

Via marmalade skies rose

Now that's what you call an apt name.

73. Halfeti Rose

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Halfeti is a village in Turkey, the only place where "black" roses grow naturally. They are of course a deep, deep, dark crimson red. Original black rose varieties have been cultivated to produce examples like the one above.

74. Sterling Silver

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Such a picture of health and beauty.

75. Mister Lincoln

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A classic red hybrid tea rose. Mister Lincoln is known for its uniform color and extra strong fragrance. .

76. Teasing Georgia

Via 'Teasing Georgia' rose

Delicate but strong.

According to Wikipedia there are more than 100 species of rose and thousands of cultivars. That really should mean there's a rose variety that would suit you perfectly. Have you seen one in this list?